<![CDATA[having grown up during the 90s era of basketball... i tried my hardest to watch the playoffs to see if it has gotten better but.... #nba is f]]>having grown up during the 90s era of basketball... i tried my hardest to watch the playoffs to see if it has gotten better but.... is f****** garbage. it needs to wind back a ton of rules and fix itself. i guess the newer gen is too ignorant on how bad it is.

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https://thesportjournal.org/article/strategically-driven-rule-changes-in-nba-causes-and-consequences/

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